HIGHWAY REST STOP

Logline :
Picturing a highway rest stop, this documentary traces out the portrait of Europe today.

Summary :
This film traces out the portrait of a motorway rest area located in the countryside in the North of France. It looks like a dream, filled with the whispers thoughts and the lives of those who work here, as well as those who are just passing through. It is also a very concrete place, a perfect spot to observe today’s Europe, the violence carried by the free competition of a single market, the nostalgia carried by uprooted lives, and all the solitude engendered by our modern world.

Awards & mentions:L’Acharnière Award at the festival de l’Acharnière (Lille, France, May 2016),
René Vautier Award at the festival de l’Acharnière (Lille, France, May 2016),
Best Documentary at the Hong Kong Arthouse Film Festival 2016,
Mention for the Ethnographic section at the Festival IntimaLente (Caserta, Italy, December 2016),
Best Documentary at the Nunes International Film Festival (Barcelona, Spain, Decembre 2016),
Audience Award at the StarDoc international Film Festival! (Los Angeles, USA, April 9th 2017),
2nd Best Doc at Construircine (Buenos Aires, Argentina, May 2017).